The Washington critic., 1887-08-11
The Parks.

Washington Circle Is at Twenty.thlrd street.
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington.
Mcpherson Square is at Vermont avenue, I,
and Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue OF General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square az Connecticut avenue, I, X
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
Of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecu-
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine
tccnth street, holding the statue of Admiral
Dupont, This circle is In the heart OF the
most aristCCratic part OF the CITY,
Scott Circle. Mt Rhode Island and MassaGhu
sets avenues and sixteenth street, contain.
ing au equestrian statue OF General Winfield
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at tho intersection of Yer.
mont and Massachusetts avenues ana VI
and Fourteenth streets, An equestrian
statue of General George H. Thomas adorns
this the smallest OF the circles
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
sachusetts avenue, and syrlnga Park, ut
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue, are
two triangcs beautifully kept, and noted
for their protusiOn Of the shrubs from which
they get their name,
Mount Vernon Place includes New. York and
Massachusetts avenues and lk street be-
twcn seventh and Ninth streets. mag
nifCent fountain In the centre greatly alprus
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle IS at Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues, L anu / lltllttNlN rlI''NNf N'NNEal
Grants house Is ON the southwest side
Franklin Square, between aud K and Thir-
tecnth and Fourteenth streets, r. tue most
artistcally designed and beautiful of all the
smaller reservations II contain, natural
mound, supposed TO be an indian huFlAl-
place. and spring Of delicious water,
which supplies several hydrants,
Rawlins' Square Is at the Intersection OF
New York avenue and L street. west OF the
White House. The lNw.In, statue hts
been removed to the south silro Pennsyl'
vania avenue, south OF Ninth street
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds az the
intersection Of North Carolina MuSslehl.
setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues,
hast Capitol street II contains the bcauii
ful group of stutuury representing Lincoln
striking the lctters from the limbs of tho
slaves. Reached by tho metropolitan cars
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful and
historic cemeteries we'll worth % visit. Oldr
est OF these ls
Rock Crock, lust north of the old suldlcvs'
Home II was opened about the year 100,
The Congressional Burial Ground, or Wash
iugtun Cemetery Hes at the east end of
Pennsylvania avenue. uu Tic Ntllk~ ul INe
Anavustiu, II contains gyuaAph- lp ihr
memory ui many ui the Members ul Con
grcss who hay, died wilhelm Office. Two Vice
Presidents ul thv United Stutos lru buried
here George Cllutun OF New York aul b.
lllNAt AnNllN iNs
was opened iu l~l1 and rs very handsome
one. Reached by uurriUsg.
Oak lilll Is Iu Georgetown uu thH banks of
Rock Creek, reached hy street alr- ur uJh.
II rs ihc most picturesque burial place Iu
the United states, uua Is famous iur ITS
handsome monuments. ltruuiuus the grave
Of John Howard Payne, author of Home
Sweet Home,
Mount Ojvrt, ou the Baltimore pike, north.
ug,t from the cust end oi II s'fue', is the
only catholic cemetery Ion the District 10
Is large and handsome Reached hy cab.
Hospitals,
Gnr8ed Memorial Hospital is 40 tine head ut
Tenth street northwest Reached Ny -Four
tDgnth Eleventh and N,utN street cars.
TDgdmou's Hospital is on seventh street oy,
tended. just above Boundary, aud Is
reached by the seventh aud Ninth street
cars,
The Homeopathic Hospital RS uu y street, hH-
tween First and Second
Providence Hospital ls uu ihU south ,lr nl p
street, between Second uHl INIul south
cast. with pretty park Iu front. Reached
Ny thu avenue line ul cars,
stanton Place Is az fine intersections ul Nlss1
puu-utts and Maryland avenues lUI G. street
northeast, lf contains statue ul General
Nathaniel Greene,